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The Solid Verbal: How many top level teams are actually playoff caliber? (Preview Pt 4)

So close, yet...

Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports

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On our latest 2016 preview episode, we ask the following questions about our teams ranked #8-16 (S&P+ Projected):

• Has Stanford reached the point where we give them the benefit of the doubt re: reloading on both sides of the ball (including QB) around all-everything offensive talent Christian McCaffrey?

• Is Georgia's schedule and running back duo of Nick Chubb and Sony Michel enough to cover for a number of changes on both the sideline and offensive/defensive lines?

• Is a new look Ohio State offense or a new look Ohio State defense a bigger concern for a team that lost as much as they did to the NFL Draft?

• Baylor: Uhh, what now?

• What is UCLA's ceiling if Josh Rosen progresses like we think he can and the defense remains healthy?

• To what degree is Ty madly in love with Notre Dame’s QB depth and offensive line, and what does that mean for the rest of us?

• Do we see a loss on Washington’s schedule?

• What is a reasonable expectation of Tennessee’s 2016 if the coaching staff begins to trust Josh Dobbs and the defensive front plays as well as it should?

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